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Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 with Altman and Brockman, before leaving the company in 2018. Then Microsoft in 2019, invested $14 billion into OpenAI and now holds exclusive rights to commercially license its technology along with a 49% stake in its for-profit subsidiary.(Reuters)
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Elon Musk targets Microsoft in OpenAI lawsuit: ‘Trying to eliminate competitors’

Nov 16, 2024 11:17 AM IST Elon Musk updated his OpenAI lawsuit, now accusing Microsoft as well of attempting to “monopolize the generative AI market.”…

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A symbol for the OpenAI virtual assistant arranged on a smartphone in Riga, Latvia, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024(Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg)
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OpenAI and rivals look for new ways to train AI as current methods show limitations

Nov 12, 2024 03:03 PM IST OpenAI and rivals are trying to overcome delays and challenges for making larger and larger language models by using…

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The AI giant's CEO Sam Altman announced this on Thursday, November 7, 2024, by simply posting the URL on X (Formerly Twitter) without any description or reasoning.(AFP)
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OpenAI buys new domain chat.com for over $15 million, it redirects to ChatGPT

OpenAI has bought the domain chat.com. Clicking on it automatically routes you to the ChatGPT website. The AI giant’s CEO Sam Altman announced this on…

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Musk has sought to compete with OpenAI, the current AI leader, most recently valued at $157 billion. Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, broke ranks with the startup and in recent years has criticized its approach to building AI.(Susan Walsh/AP)
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Elon Musk’s xAI seeks $40 billion valuation in new funding round

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is seeking new funding at a roughly $40 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter, just…

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OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken on February 3.(Reuters)
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OpenAI is working with Broadcom to develop AI inference chip

OpenAI is working with Broadcom Inc. to develop a new artificial intelligence chip specifically focused on running AI models after they’ve been trained, according to…

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Orion may also be hosted on Microsoft Azure as early as November(Reuters)
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OpenAI may launch Orion, its next flagship AI model as early as November: Report

OpenAI is planning to launch its next flagship artificial intellience (AI) model called Orion which has been teased as a hundred times more powerful than…

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OpenAI has hired Dane Stuckey, previously CISO at Palantir, as co-chief information security officer. He will work with Matt Knight, emphasizing the necessity of security in AI advancement after recent leadership shifts, according to CEO Sam Altman.(Reuters)
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OpenAI brings on security executive Dane Stuckey from Palantir

Oct 16, 2024 09:13 AM IST OpenAI appointed Dane Stuckey, former CISO at Palantir, as co-chief information security officer, sharing the role with Matt Knight….

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British-Canadian professor Geoffrey Hinton of the University of Toronto won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physicsfor discoveries and inventions in machine learning that paved the way for the artificial intelligence boom.(Reuters)
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Nobel Prize 2024 winner proud of ex-student’s role in Sam Altman’s OpenAI ouster

Oct 10, 2024 09:51 AM IST Geoffrey Hinton, 2024 Nobel Prize winner, expressed pride in former student Ilya Sutskever’s role in Sam Altman’s dismissal from…

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The AI assistant, based on OpenAI's GPT-4o, was unveiled at Uber's Go-Get Zero event in London on Tuesday(Representational Image/Unsplash)
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Uber to launch AI assistant powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o to help drivers go electric

Oct 08, 2024 04:35 PM IST Uber has advocated a shift to EVs for several years and has pledged $800 million to support its driver…

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OpenAI has secured $6.6 billion in funding, valuing the company at $157 billion. Major investors include Microsoft, Nvidia, and Thrive Capital. The funding follows executive changes and aims to provide liquidity for employees through a share buyback.(AFP)
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Microsoft and Nvidia love Sam Altman. Proof? OpenAI’s $6.6 billion funding haul

Oct 03, 2024 09:37 AM IST OpenAI raised $6.6 billion, potentially valuing it at $157 billion, with significant contributions from Microsoft and Nvidia. OpenAI raised…

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